174 TlMEHRl. 



Besides my own personal expenses and those for the Indian, there 

 are the charges for Carpentering, etc., and also what are called " Ter- 

 minal Charges." A rate of 6 cents per loo lbs. has to be paid to the 

 Fair for the handling of our exhibits, transporting them from the cars 

 to the Exhibition space allotted to us, and now for the taking away and 

 packing in the cars ot whatever things have to be exported. Consider- 

 ing they had to handle our very heavy timbers in the beginning, I am 

 afraid the Terminal Charges will be a pretty big bill. 



Of the things that are going to the Imperial Institute, I am forwarding 

 to Mr. Ohison, a very detailed invoice, and a copy of this I shall 

 submit to the Committee when I return. When they will get to St. 

 John's I don't know. I send them back that way because so far they 

 are entitled to free return, and the " Furness'' line of steamers takes 

 them thence to England at the rate of 12 cents per cubic ft. The trans- 

 portation facilities are most unsatisfaftory : there are dozens and 

 dozens of carloads of stuff, that tire waiting here that have been 

 packed up for weeks, and cars can't be got for them. 



As regards the Awards business, my last letter gave as much detail as 

 you will want in the matter of entry and final results— except as to 

 manufactures. These lists have since come out and we have additional 

 awards as follows : — 



Max & Co. — Essence of Tonka. 



Coolie Colonist — Jewelry. 



Portuguese Lady Colonists— Art Needlework. 



„ — Embroidery and Laces. 



Exhibition Committee— Artificial flowers, from scales, shells, etc. 



„ — Walking sticks. 



Park & Cunningham — Letterwood canes. 

 Booker Bros, & Co. Cooperage — tubs and vats; 

 Mrs. and Miss Waby— Art work in Job's tears. 

 Mrs. Clegg — Fish scale work in Photo, frame. 

 Before the Awards were announced, the Bureau on Awards moved to 

 Washington, against the protests of all the Foreign Commissioners, 

 and in spite of all the pledges and promises previously given for time 

 for appeals and such like matters. We cannot get certified lists of 

 Awards, and up to the present there has been no official publication of 

 the Awards given. No medals nor diplomas will be ready for a year or 

 so, and the whole matter is one tangle of confusion. France is the 

 only country that can laugh in the matter, for she never consented ta 



